Basketball
It’s fast, skilful and fun and is popular with both sexes and most age groups. And there’s no requirement to be seven feet tall to enjoy the sport of basketball – though if you’d like to play professionally it might certainly help! Never played basketball? Teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by throwing a ball through a 10 foot high hoop (the ‘basket’). You can get the ball to the opponents end of the court by bouncing the ball forward, which is called dribbling, or by passing the ball between teammates. Disability basketball also continues to grow and develop amongst girls and boys, men and women. As well as basketball clubs who all welcome new members, there are also lots of courts in parks and ‘recs’ across the country where you can play informally with friends or shoot hoops and practise your skills.
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To find your nearest place to play see
http://www.activeplaces.com
For more information go to:
http://www.englandbasketball.co.uk